Happy National Grilled Cheese Month. Why does this food holiday fall in April, you ask. Why not? But do you really need an excuse to consume a buttery cheese-filled sandwich alongside a bowl of creamy tomato soup?

The grilled cheese is so much more than the single slice American cheese sandwiches of your elementary school days. Now you can find all sorts of cheeses, meats and even fruit in between slices of crispy bread. Here are a few of my favorites:

Bacon makes everything better, so it only makes sense that Kelsey Nixon’s added in a few slices to her favorite Grilled Cheese sandwich. It’s a combination of Cheddar, crisped bacon and apple slices, cooked between white bread.

Amongst me and my husband we’ve owned much more MP3 players over time than I can count, including Sansas, iRivers, iPods (traditional & touch), the Ibiza Rhapsody, etc. But, the last few years I’ve settled down to one line of players….